When it comes to the search for a free and reliable Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) to record music, the Internet has a number of terrible choices to offer. Free applications often come in one of three forms: gutted versions of premium software, fully functional trials of premium software, or standalone programs developed with the financial lure of proliferating malware and useless toolbars. Fortunately, a number of pretty awesome and reliable applications exist as well. The freemium software often lacks the advanced functionality of renowned programs such as Avid Technology’s Pro Tools, but still provide options for recording audio, adding layers upon layers of effects, and cutting waveforms, among other basic actions. The free applications certainly can’t do it all, but for most users, a simple method for recording beats and acoustic guitar is enough.